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SOCIAL WORK
By:
Aman Ullah Gondal
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Drug Addition
Over Population
Juvenile Delinquency
Crime
Child Labor
Child Abuse And Neglect
Bonded Labor
Illiteracy
Beggary
Environment
Violence
Poverty
Unemployment.
PMS Social Work
Paper A Headings
Outlines
1. Family (Institution)
2. Religious Institution
3. Political Institution
4. Educational Institution
5. Economic Institution
2) Religious Institution:
4) Economic Institution:
1. Inventions 2. Discoveries
3. Diffusion 4. Acculturation
5. Assimilation 6. Social institutions
7. Physical environment 8. Social movements
9. Social mobility 10. Population
11. Expansion in cultural element 12. Continuity in cultural
components
13. Mass media 14. Natural resources
15. Fear 16. Natural disasters
Q:7). What are Social Norms? (Expected Social Behavior According to Situation)
1) Undefined Acts
2) Folkways
3) Mores
4) Laws
Factors:
1) Family
2) Peer Group
3) Education institutions
4) Mass – Media & Communication
1. Population 2. Corruption
3. Energy crises 4. Illiteracy
5. Terrorism 6. Poverty
7. Inflation 8. Health sector problems
9. Child labour 10. Violence against Women
11. Political instability 12. Unemployment
13. Crimes & Law and order 14. Intolerance
Importance:
i. Provision of services
ii. Administrative role
iii. Collecting and organizing the research based facts
iv. Analyzing the problem
v. Determining / the objectives and policy
vi. Policy making and organizational resources
vii. Organization structure
viii. Hiring and recruitment
ix. Budgeting and finance
x. Record keeping
Importance:
I. Principle Of Request
II. Principle Of Acceptance
III. Principle Of Participation
IV. Principle Of Individuality
V. Principle Of Confidentiality
VI. Principle Of Communication
VII. Principle Of Self-Awareness
VIII. Principle Of Self-Determination
Q.7 What Are The Objectives Of Social Case Work?
1. Strengthening The Ego
2. Nourishing The Attitude & Behavior
3. Establishment Of Healthy Relationships
4. Restoration In The Society
5. Addressing Psychological Disorders
6. Self-Help And Self-Reliance
Q.8 Fields Of Social Case Work?
1. School Social Work
2. Medical Social Work
3. Welfare Of Criminals And Juvenile Delinquents,
Q.9 What Are The Components Of Social Case Work?
1. Person
2. Problem
3.Place {5Ps}
4. Process
5. Professional Case Worker
Person Problem Place Process Professional Case
Wrker
3. Public Interest
A profession must be responsive to public interest and well being
of people. Social Work demands from its practitioner’s formal and
technical knowledge about human growth and behavior, human
relations, methods of social work and their application in the practical
field for the amelioration of human suffering and promotion of social
well being and also for the advancement of profession.
4. Code of Ethics
A profession must have a code of ethics to guide its practitioners.
Social Work equally satisfies the criterion of code of ethics. It has
developed certain basic values and code of ethics which guide the social
work practitioners in their professional work.
5. Professional Responsibility
The professional persons must assume the responsibility of
spreading professional knowledge and advancement of profession. In
advanced countries like United States of America social work has got
professional associations like National Association for Social Workers to
devise ways and means for development of the profession. In developed
countries where social work is considered as very strong profession and
elections are decided o the basis of welfare incentives party announce
for the general public, such associations are very strong. There are not
only associations for all social worker but also separate associations of
social work practitioners and educators are also established to set
standard of practice and to safeguard the rights and interest as
professionals.
Critical perusal of Social Work in the light of the above criteria
shows that it satisfies almost all of them. It is an enabling profession
which seeks to help people to help themselves.
Skills
Values
If the social worker is to provide client with competent services, he
or she must be prepared with substantial knowledge. Although ‘tested’
knowledge in the social and behavioral sciences is somewhat limited, the
social worker should be able to use theories and concepts relevant to
practice. At a less scientific level but equally important level, the social
worker must develop individual practice knowledge based on experience
in serving client i.e. practice wisdom.
Knowledge
It may be defined as “Theoretical or practical understanding of sonic
branch of science, art, learning or other area involving study, research,
practice and the acquisition of skills”.
PRINCIPLES OF SOCIAL WORK
PRACTICE
There are few very important principles of Social work. Objective of
these principles is to guide the professional social worker and help in
building a meaningful professional relationship between Worker and
client. Following are the principles that are common to all types of social
work practice.
1. Principle of Acceptance
It is the responsibility of Professional Social Worker to accept the
client. He is not a person who only gives lip service rather he shows with
his interest and attitude that he is with the client. He works with great
interest and full responsibility with the client. Then the client develops
full confidence on the workers (that is outcome of the worker
acceptance) then the shares with workers with factual problems and
circumstances.
2. Principle of Communication
Purpose of this principle is to create a meaningful relationship
between worker and client. It is responsibility of the worker to inform
the client about his role and expectation he associates with the client in
view of his situation and personal capacities. In verity of ways worker
informs or makes clear in what was the client will be can he served.
3. Principle of Confidentiality
Worker assures to the client that all the information shared will be
kept secret and none of his secret will be disclosed to anybody without
his prior information or permission. It is responsibility of that the worker
that he reinforce with his attitude that he is a reliable and trust worthy
person on whom one could safely trust. Davison say: the preservation of
himself tries to find out solutions of his problems. If a client is to he
helped to extricate himself from a stressful situation and to regain a
personal social dance that is satisfying and enduring, he must be involved
as an active participation in the helping process.
4. Principle of Self Awareness
The worker is a professional and whatever she / he say or do during
his/ her communication with client is meaningless. It is important for
him/ her to always be vigilant and never ignore his/ her professional
responsibilities. Maintain his/ her relationship with the client certain
professional limits, and keeps his/ her personal likes and dislikes and
biases from his/ her professional life. She should keep his/ her personal
self separate from the professional self. She controls his/ her feelings and
does not express any such emotions that breaks the professional
relationship of worker and client and creates of distrust in client towards
worker. His/ her attitude toward client is neutral.
TECHNIQUES/ SKILLS OF SOCIAL WORK
PRACTICE
Social, worker uses a change process in working with client. (Client
includes individuals, groups, families and communities the council on
social work education in it curriculum policy statements identities eights
techniques/skills that are needed for social work practice. These eight
skills interestingly provide an excellent framework for conceptualizing
the phases of the change process in social work.
1. Defining Issues
Defining issue is the first step in change process and often becomes
fairly complex. The first step a social worker must take in a problematic
situation is to identify the wide verity of issues raised. The issues serve
as a guide for the next phase data collection and assessment. During this
initial phase and during the other phase and during the other phases as
well, the worker must establish and continue a working relationship with
the client. To do so, the worker must build a strong rapport and reflect
empathy (sympathy/ compassion), warmth and genuineness.
2. Collecting and Assessing Data
In this phase social worker begins an in-depth collection and
analysis of data to gain answers to the issues raised in phase I. For some
of the issues useful information can be obtained directly from the client
and for other issues related to the client’s problem information can be
collected from other sources. Assessment is the process of analyzing
data to make sense of it.
SOCIAL CASE WORK
Social case work is that primary method or principle of social work
by which a social worker helps the individuals, finds the solution of
their problems in social functioning which they fail to solve by their
own efforts.
Social case work is a complex and complicated by the fact that it
deals with materials which are in interaction and change among
themselves and also in response to injection case work itself.
As it is experienced practiced, therefore we can say that social case
work situation is a living event. As such it almost cannot be contained
within a single and static defined. Just for the sake of definition social
case work can be defined as:
L.B. Swift
“Social case work is that helping skill which assists individuals to
enhance personal qualities and powers by which they can solve their
social problems”.
Marry Richmond
“Social case work consists of that process which develops
personality through adjustment consciously effected individual by
individual between men and their social environment”.
H.H Pearlman
“Social case work is a process used by some human welfare agency
more effectively with their problems in social functioning”.
According to Bowers
“Social case work is an art in which knowledge of science of human
relations and skills are used to mobilize the capacities in the individual &
resources in the community, appropriate for better adjustment between
the client and all or any part of his total environment”.
British Contribution
“Case work is professional services provided by qualified workers
for individuals who require skills assistance in solving some material or
emotional problem.
It is a disciplined activity which requires a full appreciation of the
need of the client in his family and community setting”.
DEFINITION
L.B Swift
“The art of assisting the individuals in developing and making
use of this person capacity to deal with problems which he faces in the
social environment “.
Richmond
“The art of brining about better adjustment on the social
relationship of individual, men, women or children”.
H.H. Pearlman
“Social case work is a process used by some human welfare
agencies to help individuals to cope more effectively with their problems
in social functioning.
In case work there is a social worker and a client Professional case
work of the agency helps the client by using a special kind of knowledge.
Case worker gets information for the client through interview. It is
a helping method to explorer sentiments of any client and his mind
situation. It is a professional activity between worker and client. It is
always guided by some rules regulation and principles.
The purpose of case work is to obtain information about clients’
behavior, problems and resources.
To get knowledge of problems and sufficient understanding with
problem. It may be used to establish relationship to release the tension
of client.
There are three phases of case work procedure:
1. Study
2. Analyze, Diagnose
3. Treatment
Collateral Resources
These are those secondary resources which from the client himself
and immediate family group, consolation by the visits, Letters or
telephones, school, hospital employers, trade unions, carts relatives and
banks are often called collateral resources.
Special Examination and Test
Social worker utilizes other disciplines to supplement his
investigation on order to arrive at correct to the problem presented by
their clients. The test may guide the workers to understand the client
problems.
Principles of Study Process
During horizontal study, after the group examination, we made
some tentative hypothesis which is some sorts of causes of action. The
study process then moves in from the inquiry about the concern of the
demand to a horizontal survey of his life situation and his functioning. In
it gross examination of his life situation includes a final examination of
any one single aspect.
The study process then involves to formulation of a hypothesis
must be tentative (changeable) tentative working hypothesis emergence
from the interpretation of the data lead to increasingly. Definite things if
inquiring and acquiring of new information which either establishes or
refuses the hypothesis and may indicate the necessity of new or
verification of the hypothesis must be internal and external.
The way in which the part of client study if together and seems to
be in keep with what is already about topic & social situation also the
appropriateness of the happenings. The external verification requires
the surer of collateral resources by of information and direct
observations.
The study process is essentially an inquiry directed towards
answering “WHAT” the answer furnished with the data with which the
diagnostic process deals.
DIAGNOSIS
Before formulating a treatment plan to help the client in his social
functioning it is necessary for the c. worker to marshal the facts of the
person, the problem & the place to organize and analyze them in the
particular content of case work situation. It is also necessary to study the
reaction of the client to his problem and the social situation of which he
is a part. Diagnosis, the second phase of the social case work process is
the mental activity of examination the parts of the problem for the
important of their nature and organization for the interrelation among
them and for the relation between them and means to their solution.
Diagnosis seeks to define the nature of the problem, the factors related
with them and interrelation among them. It is also designed to measure
the strength of the client deal with his problematic situation & his own
limitation.
Case work diagnosis includes the assessment of strengths and
limitations and the definition of the situation based on his assessment.
Treatment Process
Diagnosis in social case work process is followed by a plane of
action and adoption and certain measure to enable the client to improve
his social functioning. The plan of action and the adoption of measure
are technically known as “Treatment”.
“Social case work treatment is that phase in the case work process
which is undertaken with in a plan & systematic framework to enable the
client and fame group to restore, strengthen or improve certain aspects
of adoption and social functioning”.
Treatment is the final case work process it is the social therapy &
helping process. Treatment “depends upon” on the willing participation
of both case worker and the client careful diagnosis, future planning &
course of action. All things necessary for proper treatment.
Objective Goal
In case work treatment is always person oriented. Case work in
interested in preventing social break down of the client by restoring
social functions, in making life experience more conformable in creating
opportunities for break and development and increasing ht capacity for
self direction and social contribution.
1. Principle of Request
In fact, the case work process start from this principle which is the
first professional contact between the case worker and the client.
Request means the when a person finds himself in some problem
and he tries to get rid to them. Sometimes he succeeds to eradicate
these problems himself. In case of failure, he requires some technical
assistance from the case worker and request for help.
This request may be in the form of application or in the form of
vocal discussion. There the case worker takes the further step regarding
the request of the client.
The principle of request infect is purely the western principle.
Western people know their obligation and rights and have no shame and
hesitation to tell their problems to the case worker. But in developing
countries like Pakistan this principle is rarely used and people don’t like
to tell about their problems to other people. But this request should be
necessarily followed & request must be made even by the relative or
friends etc of the client. (if you will feed proud and not understand your
importance but when he comes to the worker he understands the value
of worker.
2. Principle of Acceptance
“Acceptance means to accept the client with all his deficiencies and
drawbacks as a person with a problem”.
This acceptance of client will remove the gap between the case
worker and the client. Because when the client meets the case worker
for the first time, he may develop enormous fears about the case worker
as he is already under stressful situation. Now the case worker’s success
depends upon the establishment of good rapport between him and the
client. So the case worker should accept under stressful condition.
Worker should show warmth interest in his inner feelings and external
obstacles of the client. This may lead to the counter acceptance of the
worker by the client. This rapport of mutual understanding helps enough
to solve the problems of the client.
3. Principle of Communication
In social case work, communication refers to the mutual exchange
of ideas between the client and the case worker when a client
approaches the case worker to seek help. The case worker is not
completely acquainted with the client and his problems. He can only
understand the client through by the exchange of ideas and feelings
through mutually through communication. Otherwise is the absence of
communication, worker will fail to understand client and nature of his
problem fully or to considerable extant.
4. Principle of Confidentiality
Social case worker in many cases has to deal with the client; private
life. But if the client is given to understand that his private affairs are
being disclosed to others by the workers, he will not be free and frank to
the worker. Consequently the case worker will fail to understand this
problem fully.
That is why case worker must give fully assurance to the client that
he confidentiality will be maintained. However, with the permission of
the client his private affairs can be discussed with others people. To
maintain confidentiality the ethical obligation of the case worker, and its
violation could destroy the whole relationship.
5. Principle of Individualization
Individualization refers to a process of looking at the client as an
individual having some unique characteristics and possessing certain
uniqueness of the problem from which he suffers.
The case worker rests upon the concepts of individuality because
two person saving same as different problems but may possess quite
different personalities and causes of their problems may be quite
different. so each of them with his own problem has certain unique
characteristics that are why individualization refers to the process of
mark the uniqueness of the client from others.
The principle of individualization stipulates that he case worker
tries to relate and help each client as an individual who is involving in a
unique combination of biological, psychological and social forces.
6. Principle of Participation
“Participation means the involvement of the client along with the
case worker in problem solving process”.
When a client approaches a case worker and wants to seek help
that time case worker as an enabler wants to enable the client to do work
for himself. He believes in that the client has every right to define his
own problems and to suggest measures for its solution. So he involves
the client throughout the problem solving process. And this participation
will be the indirect training of the client through which, he will be able to
solve his problems in future himself without any outside help. This
involvement will strengthen his ego and in case of failure he will not
blame anyone.
Infect the problem solving process demands the joint efforts of the
case worker and the client, because worker believes that eradication of
problematic situation and to regain a satisfying personal and local
equilibrium in possible only by involving the client in problem solving
process.
7. Principle of Self Determination/ Responsibility
This principle refers to the conscious use of the professional self of
the case work. It is also known as “principle of democracy”.
As the worker has work with the client not for the client. So the
worker should realize the client about problems and tell him proper
solution of the problem. But he should try not to impose his personal
liking and disliking on the client. Because each individual has as the
worker has to work with the client not for the client. So worker should
realize the client about his problems but after fixing the priority of the
problem and their possible solutions. The worker should wait for the
client’s final decision because each individual has to right of self
determination to choose his own course of action. But worker should try
not to exercises his own liking and disliking in his professional life, this
will hinder the discharge of his professional life role. Case worker should
provide him opportunity to solve his problems according to his own wish
and will.
8. Principle of Self Awareness
It also refers the conscious use of the professional self of the case
worker. In his professional life the case worker has to deal with different
persons having different liking and disliking and social and cultural
backgrounds. He has to establish good professional relation with all of
them. But if he exercises his own liking and disliking in his professional
life. Then he is likely to accept those who possess similar liking and
disliking as his own and ignores others. This will hinder discharge of his
professional role. So, in his professional field he must maintain his
professional self above personal self and control and regulate his own
liking and disliking while engaged in a social worker activity.
The worker helps the young people to abide by the social rules, as
he understands the behavior and attitude, motivations and those
elements which influenced this behavior.
Vattern’s Services
These are armed services which are provided to disabled or war
veterans. Which include special employment services, counseling and
rehabilitation of these families? The case worker gives psychological
support to veterans and their families.
5. Family Welfare
Case worker deals with broken families and deals with the
members of family to solve their problem (conflict between husband and
wife, parents and children). Case worker tries to resolve the crises and
conflicts of husband and wife and help them to fulfill their
responsibilities its aim is to strengthen the family life.
6. Social Assistance
Pakistan has no regular social assistance performance (save and
except the relief activities carried on at times of natural calamities). We
badly require a regular social assistance programme and social case work
method may be profitably applicable, when it is introduced.
7. Labour Welfare
Lastly, since social work methods are basically introduced, case
work may profitably if the other method be also utilized along with it as
case work method may require to be used even in May heads which are
largely the fields of for group work or community organization.
8. Services for Older’s
Due to the trend of nuclear family system. Cultural values are
totally changed. So the respect and importance of old age people are
attained day by day. They considered burden and are totally ignored by
their four million. They face a problem of loneliness.
Case worker provides them researcher services and tries to solve
their problems. He not only shifts them to old age homes but also
provided them what they want.
Primary Method
Social Group Work
Social Case Work
Community Development
Secondary Method
Social Research
Social Action
Social Welfare Administration
Foundation course
Method course
While the foundation is not strong you can’t get real meaning or
real fruit. Foundation courses are very strong essential for any social
worker.
Konopka defines social group work in this way,
“Social group work is a method of social work which help individuals
to enhance their social functioning through purposeful group
experiences and to cope more effectively with their personal, group or
community problems”.
In 1959, the curriculum study of the council on social work
education summarized generalizations on the social group work method,
process and goal on which a substantial degree of acceptance was
evident.
Social group work is a method of rendering services to persons
through providing experiences in groups.
Development of the person towards individual potential,
improvement of relationships and social functioning
competences and social action are recognized as purpose of
social group work.
Social group work is a generic method which can be used in
different setting.
The method includes conscious use of worker member
relationships, relationships among relationships with
individual’s members and the group as a whole.
He works as an enabler with both helping members and the group
to use their capacities and strengths. He uses himself differently in
accordance with specific objectives and his assessment of member
needs, interests and capacities.
Social group work is often used in conjunction with other social
work service methods and with other disciplines. It is sometimes used
predominantly and sometimes as one method in more inclusive
treatment plans. It is used in should term as well as long term programs.
Goal selection, decision making, program development acceptance and
internalization of appropriate controls, creative utilization of conflicts
are recognized as some of the components of Social group work
process.
It has become increasingly evident that in social group work the
focus of the worker is always on the victual in the group. Group work
can be carried on in which a wide variety of settings. Group work
requires a special kind of worker who accents the helping process. The
worker is viewed as a “helping person” whose job is to help the people
discover and utilize individual, group, agency and community resources
for the achievement of desired goals.
DEFINITIONS
Milton G. Thackeray
“Group work is a method of working people in groups (two or more
people) for the enhancement of social functioning and for the
achievement of socially desirable goals”.
Gisela Konopka
“Group Work is an approach consciously directed toward
developing the individual’s greatest capacity while relating him to the
group and learning when he has to contribute and when he has to
withdraw”.
Toseland and Rivas in “Introduction to Group Work Practice”
The use of the word “help”, when referring to the role of the group
worker is deliberate. In group work individuals and groups are helped by
the worker to attain certain end. The worker is a “helping person” or an
“enabler” rather than a “group leader”. What kind of help does the
worker give to the group? How does he give it? These are fundamental
questions which need considerable exploration. Social group work is not
only a matter of what the worker does but also a matter of how the
worker does it and why he does that way. Truly the key to social group
work is the worker.
What is Social Work?
“Social work is the paid profession activity that aims to assist
individual, groups and communities in overcoming serious problems in
their lives by providing care, protecting and counseling services or
through social support advocacy or community work”.
Social work defined in “Oxford Advance learners Dictionary”, as “It
is a paid work that involves giving help and advice to people living in the
community who have financial problems”.
“It is a coordination activity through which disadvantages
individuals may have all the available resources in the communities to
meet their unmet needs.
“It is the professional help to the people for the purpose of assisting
standard of life with their needs and capacities and inharmonic with
those of the community”.
What is Group?
“A group is constituted when we have two or more than two
individuals in a state of positive psychic interaction design to meet some
set objectives.
Interaction is that stage where two or more than two individuals
are engaged in doing something. There are two main interactions;
Verbal interaction
Nonverbal interaction
Coyle says “Social group work like case work, community organization,
administration and research now recognized as a basic aspect of social
work practice. Its distinct characteristics in the act that group work is
used in social relationship within group experience as a mean individual
growth and development and the group worker is concerned in
developing social responsibility and active citizenship for the
improvement democratic society”.
Group Work as a Specific Kind of Activity
Some persons used to identify social group work with a specific kind
of agency. However, social group work is not an agency but one way of
carrying all or any part of the function of an agency.
Group Work as a Type of Activity Program
Other persons used to describe social group work as a types of
activity program. Actually social group work is not an activity but a way
of conducting many different activities.
Group Work is a Specific Kind of Group
Some leaders that social group work refers to a specific kind of
group or a small children group. For instance this is unfortunately limiting
because social group work actually refers to a way of work with many
different kind of group.
METHOD
A method is a conscious procedure, a designed means of achieving
a goal.
Social Group Work Method
1. Principle of Acceptance
It is the responsibility of professional social worker to accept the
client. He is not a person who only gives lip service rather he shows with
his interest and attitude that he is with the client. He works with great
interest and full responsibility with the client. When the client develops
full confidence on the worker (that is outcome of workers acceptance)
then he shares with worker his factual problems and circumstances.
2. Principle of Communication
Purpose of this principle is to create a meaningful relationship
between worker and client. It is responsibility of the worker to inform
the client about his role and expectations associates with the client in
view of his situation and personal capacities. In a verity of ways worker
informs of makes clear in what ways the client will be/ can be served.
3. Principle of Confidentiality
Worker assures to the client that all the information shared will be
kept secret and none of his secret will be disclosed to anybody without
his prior information or permission. It is its possibility that worker that
reinforce with his attitude that he is a reliable and trust worthy person
on whom one could safely trust. Division as the preservation of
confidential information is a basic right of the client and an ethical
obligation upon the worker. It is generally recognized that the client
himself should be the worker’s primary source of information and that
other agencies and individuals should be consulted only with his
knowledge and consent.
4. Principle of Self Determination
Self determination is very important principle in practice in social
work the individual in emotional and material need is entitled to the right
of self determination he regains confidence in himself when recognizes
his ability to find solutions for his problems and to decide on his way. The
social worker believes that people are capable of changing their attitudes
and behaviors. If worker starts doing all the things and making all the
decisions regarding client, the client will lose interest in the whole
process of rehabilitation.
5. Principle of Individuality
Social worker is a professionally trained and experienced person
having knowledge of human behavior, human psychology and problems
emerging out of social functioning. Usually problems of different clients
seems similar but the workers not distracted by the similarity of the
situation however he tries to find out the solution of problems keeping
in view their different personalities. He knows that every person is
different from the other all this difference determines his/her response
to the situation. In same situation two different people will react
differently.
6. Principle of Participation
Giving proper guidance to the client is worker’s job. Client himself
tries to enhance his capacities. Worker ensures client’s participation in
every task to enhance confidence and potentialities of the client. Client
himself tries to find out solutions of his problems, if a client is to be
helped to extricate himself from a stressful situation and to regain a
personal social balance that is satisfying and enduring, he must be
involved as an active participant in the helping process.
7. Principle of Self Awareness
The worker is a professional and whatever he/she say or do during
him/her to always be vigilant and never ignore his/her professional
responsibilities. Maintain his/her relationship with the client in certain
professional limits and keeps his/her professional life. He/she controls
his/her client and does not express any such emotions that break the
professional relationship of worker and client and client feeling of
distrust in client towards worker. His/her attitude towards client is
neutral.
Community
Social group are nothing but a part of some community which in
its turn is an aggregation of different groups.
The agency through which group work is practically dependent and
its existence on the support of the community morally and materially.
This suggests that the community has much influence on the role of the
group worker. The main factors of the community which determine the
role of the group worker are:
Economic Condition
Cultural Values
1. Economic Condition
It is an important factor for determining the role of group worker.
If the group comes from a community which is economically advanced
he has to display different role than in a group coming from an
economically background community.
2. Cultural Values
It also influences the worker’s role. The group worker is in favorable
position, if the program is supported by the agency and the group is
supported by the cultural values the community concerned.
But if it not supported by the cultural values of the community, his
role has to be shifted from the group to the larger community for
motivating the latter to accept the new program.
The Agency
Social group work is practiced through some agency. The agency
has its own purposes and limitations. The group worker cannot go
beyond the purposes and limitation of the agency.
Thus the agency is an important determining factor of the group
worker’s role in following ways:
The Worker
The group worker assigned to the group as a professional person.
He is expected to help the group achieved its own purpose and not to
realize any personal interest. His responsibilities lie in discharging his
professional role. This indicates that professional status of the group
worker himself is an important factor in determining his own role.
SCOPE OF SOCIAL GROUP WORK OR NEED OF
SOCIAL GROUP WORK
From each and every aspect of life, we Pakistani badly in need of
organized group work. In fact our national outlook organized from the
philosophy of social group work and we have this prescribed to the world
our greatest achievement Pakistan. However as a developing country,
Pakistan needs recognition from different aspects of life. This calls for
the practice of organized group work.
Following are some of the important fields which provide good
scope for the practice of social group work in Pakistan.
1. Housing and Settlement
In an area like “Muhammad Pura” in Dacca, city where group work
may be practiced. The history of group work footnotes that group work
practice started through housing and settlement/ movement.
Group work is highly essential in this field. This kind of area is
inhabited by people with differing backgrounds. Moreover they are new
in the locality. It is very likely for them to maladjustment to the new
situation. In establishing the spirit of cooperation living among them
social group work can play a vital role.
2. Neighborhood Centers
A community can never enrich itself and contribute to the
development of nation as a whole unless there is strong we feeling
among its neighbors. The community can move forward rapidly for
progress only when its neighbors do feel for each other participates in
the common affairs of the neighborhood. But this feeling of
neighborhood is lacking group are likely to be different from those of
boy’s group. It is evident from this, that age and sex of the group
members have much influence in determination of the role of the group
worker.
Attitudes of the Group Members
The most important factor that influences the role or the worker is
attitudes of group members.
If the group members do not show their interest for achieving the
goal then the group worker’s ability has no importance until they show
their willingness for achieving the group purposes.
WHAT IS COMMUNITY?
In Sociological literature one can find a number of definitions for
the specific term of community depending upon social scientists, authors
and knowledgeable writers and their focuses of attention about a special
problem.
The term of community is still undergoing the stages of
qualification and modification. Anyhow just for the sake of reference, we
can say that the concept of community refers to;
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
There are three precautionary ethics that must be taken before
beginning any research study. These are: (1) obtaining the participants’
informed consent, (2) designing the study in an ethical manner, and (3)
ensuring that others will be properly told about the study’s findings.
Fields of NGOs
Education
Women development
Environmental
Economic development
Rural development
Youth development
Health
Disaster Management
Handicapped
Human Rights (Child, women, minorities etc)
Animal Welfare
Education
Education for children is provided through formal and informal
schools
Designs and implements early childhood education programs
Engaged in provide education to under-privileged communities
Aims to provide quality education at low coast
Vocational centers provide computers and vocational training for
youth
Construction of schools
Deserving students’ scholarship for a college education.
NGOs working in education sector are:
CARE
SABAWON
The Citizen’s Foundation
Taleem For All Trust
UNICEF etc
Women Development
Provide skilled training, micro financing & community development
Provide medication & counseling services
Running awareness campaigns
Working against the sexual harassment of women
Free legal aid, legal awareness
Literacy campaigns for women
Women and Children’s Rights
Battered women assistance center
Group therapy for sexually abused women
NGOs working for women rights and development are:
LHRLA
APWA
WAR
PAWLA
Environmental Development
Sustainable water and energy consumption education
Keeping mountains and forests clean
Inspire them to learn about, and take action to fight climate change
To take positive action around climate change, building the
movement for a clean, just future.
Unite for climate, UKYCC, 350, Green Peace, Grief Share, Green
Baluchistan
Economic Development
NGOs also play an important role in Economic sector.
NGOs provide services like micro enterprises/ micro loans and
micro credit.
Provide skill training like computer training, embroidery training,
Catering services, technical training, clothing and textile etc.
Product promotion and distribution (Bazaars etc.)
Cooperative creation
Financial consulting
Bahbud
Kashf
NRSP
PRSP
AGKRSP
Rural Development
School, Health Unit construction
Infrastructure construction
Cultural center construction and operation
Agriculture and Aquaculture expect assistance
Care, SOS are NCOs working in this sector
WHO, UNICEG, ADB, World Bank, Iman, Roshni, Nai Zindgi etc.
Health Promotion
Contraception and intimacy Education
Organizing and celebration of health events at the national and
state level.
Organizing public awareness campaigns and conducting education
on specific health issues.
Supporting the health campaigns/ programmes
Supporting the Health Camps/Medical Camps by the Ministry of
Health in the community.
General Hygiene
Waste Disposal
Water Usage
Vaccinations
FPAP
St. John’s Ambulance
FFPAM
UNICEF
Youth Development
Develop their awareness, leadership, community building, and
critical thinking skills through active and substantive participation
with their peers and with decision makers globally.
Career counseling
United Nations Programme on Youth, Voices of youth and, Youth
Voices are NGOs working for Youth, youth for peace, Chanan, SYDP,
Youth Democracy etc.
Disability Rehabilitation
(Awareness about causes of Disability, prevention of disability,
early detection of disability etc).
Most special schools run by NGOs.
Integrated and inclusive education.
Barrier free environment in school.
Teachers, Open schooling system, Alternative education.
Vocational training.
Microfinance.
Arrangement for suitable job for differently able.
Ensure reservation in jobs.
Adequate representation in private sector.
NGOs involved in this sector are; Care
Care
Oxfam
Red cross (not ICRC)
Save the Children
St. John Ambulance
MSF
Edhi foundation
Alkhidmat foundation
World vision
Animal Welfare
NGOs involved in this sector are:
The social welfare role where relief and charity are key actions.
NGOs in this role can be seen as initiating internal programmes and
projects. Major secondary actors who would support the NGO in
this role include international donor agencies and other charity
institutions.
The mediatory role where communication as a skill is important for
development and social action. NGOs in this role can be seen as
participating or taking up external programmes and projects. Major
secondary actors include government agencies and other formal
institutions.
The consultative role where support documentation and
dissemination of information and expertise is critical. NGOs in this
role can be seen as working in collaborative programmes. Local
experts/ professionals/ resource persons play major secondary
roles here.
TYPES OF NGO’S
NGO types can be understood by their orientation and level of
cooperation. NGO types by orientation:
1. Financial problem
Finance has become a notorious problem for voluntary agencies in
Pakistan. Most of the voluntary agencies have to depend on
subscription, contributions and donations for financing their activities.
But the amounts received from these sources are generally not
adequate. Financial grants from the government arc also not up to the
mark. Consequently, the zeal and enthusiasm with which voluntary
agencies arc established are soon lost for lack of finance.
2. Lack of Trained Personnel
The knowledge of technique and efficiency necessary for carrying
out Social services calls for adequate number of trained professional
staff. Due for the absence of qualified staff the standard of services is
low.
3. Lack of Adequate Statutory Protection
Lack of adequate statutory protection at the time of critical
moment also leads many voluntary social welfare agencies of Pakistan to
die immature death.
4. Lack of Coordination
Lack of healthy co-ordination is another handicap for voluntary
agencies. We find a club here, an association there and an adult school
here and so on. But there is no proper coordination among them. This
lack of coordination leads to duplication of services and misuse of energy
and funds. Beside lack of cooperation and sincerity of purpose
organization difficulties and social conflicts also adversely affect the
healthy functioning of voluntary agencies in our country.
Remedies
In solving financial problems the voluntary agencies can rouse
public interest in their activities and convince them to make financial
contribution by publishing annual reports of their activities and by
arranging practical demonstration of their services. The government
should provide more financial grants to the voluntary agencies under
strict supervision. By establishing coordinating councils coordination
among voluntary agencies may be effected.
Government should take a more active role in providing financial
grants and trained paid staff, enhancing coordination, providing
adequate supervision and imparting training and education to the
voluntary agencies. It is through the collaborative efforts of the public
and private sectors that we can expect rapid development of our social
services programmes. To quote former president Mohammad Ayub
Khan, “the responsibility of inculcating the spirit of service devolves on
all such citizens as are well places in life. But it seems that like the most
of our activities, social work is also considered a governmental
responsibility. After all, the government cannot encompass the whole
range of national activity with manifold nation building projects which
the government is required to undertake with its vastly limited
resources. The scope for social work becomes naturally restricted. It is
therefore of the outmost importance that private individuals and
organizations is our country pursue the national objective of social work
with determination and purposefulness worthy of a great nation”.
What it implies is that in a developing country like ours successful
development of social service depends on the joint efforts of the people
and the government.
Purpose/ objective of Social Work
Social work practitioners serve clients toward specific objectives
while the means of accomplishing those objectives vary according to the
unique circumstances of each problematic situation. The activities of all
objectives of the profession. These goals that unify the profession and
assist members in avoiding the development of perspectives limited to
particular practice settings.
Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) describes the social work
as having six purposes;
Help people enlarge their competence and increase their problem
solving and coping abilities. People who employ social work services are
typically overwhelmed by their difficulties and have exhausted their
coping recourses. Practitioners intervene in the following ways;
Assist client to view their difficulties from a fresh perspective,
consider various remedial alternatives, foster awareness of strengths
and mobilize both and latent coping resources, enhance self awareness,
and teach problem solving strategies and interpersonal skills.
PHILOSOPHY OF SOCIAL WORK & ISLAM
Islamic Values and Social Work
Islam is not a religion in the ordinary sense of the term. Religion in
the western sense is an affair between man and his creator and does not
deal with his relationship with other fellow-beings. Islam is a complete
code of life since it not only deals with the man relationship with the
creator but also his relationship with other human beings.
Islam believes int eh oneness of Allah and the proper hood of
Muhammad (SAW). It believes in one Allah who created the universe and
its master, sovereign and sustainer. The holy Quran says “Lahu mulk us
samawate wal Arde” (Surah 2:101). The essential code for the conduct
of life, according to Islam, may be divided as follows:
Imam (faith)
Amal (practice)
Iman contains:
Amal includes:
Salat (Prayer),
Sawm (Fast),
Hajj (Pilgrimage)
Zakat (Poor tax).